Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-16
Terrible Rain and Snow
Storms Reported in
California.
The Central Pacific Railroad
Blockaded and Trains
Delayed.
Severe Rain storm a. Los Angeles
Rains and washouh--A Raging
Storm at San PsdrO-The
Dolngs Of the New
Ysrk strikers.

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WAEHEN0roM, Feb. 15.--Tne follOwins
correspondancs between the PresidenI
and Secretary Manning, In regard q
the lateeR's withdrawal from The Cab
tnet, vas made publie this evening;
TnEAsuRx DKPARrnnxr, 4
WAsHESG1oN Cd. O.. Fee. II. I
Ny Dear Sir:--In view Of the near ad.
iouEnment Of Congress, and IN order
that time may suffice for the selection
aud confirmation Of my successor, de-
sire again 10 plaoe my resignation Of
IN your hands, aud trusi thai yoQ viii
new deem its acceptance no detrimenl
70 The public service.
When you requested me last June 10
delay insisting npon the acceptance ef
my resignation, and again II our oon-
ference last OoiobtF, yau heard me with
such personal consideration and ex-
pressed 60 grave decisioa In respect 70
the requirements Of the public ssFvioa,
ihas it vas impossible 20 question my
duty or 10 forget your kindness. 1 have
not spared myself in the endeavor 70
comply With your wish and 10 osntri.
bats 90 the support Of the policies which
have illustrated y0ar administration.
The approaching end Of the Forty
ninth Congress marks period In your
own term Of Office. and In the oivi-
sions Of our political calendar. II q
change must occur IN the heads Of de-
paFfments and At yoar council board, 10
u clear that your personal convenience
and public interests would be best sab
served should u occur nov.
Moreover, the financial situation Il 30
be seriously different from that which
opened before as when the present
Congress entered upon its life. and
upon the opportunities created BY the
transfer OF the peoples trust 10 new
hands. In this most critical condition
q oircumspeot exeo1tion OF a wise fiscal
policy or Of the administrative reforms
IN the collection and disbursement Of
our colossal revenues ia not alone de-
manded. Though laboFs, sach a. these,
have exaoted and exhibited the abilities
Of our foremost Statesmen since the
OF the Government, yea
there is also an exhaustine round Of
daily administrative tasks which, how
ever subordinate and clerical, an EN-
eient Secretary Of the Treasury cannot
81 should not evade. These are tasks
beyond my present strength. I th6r .
fore submit 10 yeux oonsideEato iudQ-
ment that, Ia asking release By March
ath. or as soon es you may salect my
successor, 1 fulfili q duty 10 my family
that may nov be permitted TO outweigh
the duty OF accepting longer the assign
ment OF public service which tive years
ago you did me the honor 10 make.
Retaining 10 the ranks Of that great
party which has called you 10 lie lead, /
shall sill hope 10 follow its fortunes
under your successful guidance with
our fellow citizens aud with loyal pride.
Very respectfully yoars,
DAEIHL MkNxNa.
REPLT or zHE PREsIpKNE.
Executive MAHsIoN,
WASHINGTON, ID. O., Fec. IS. 1887.
Hon. Daniei Aanafng, Secretary Of TIE
Trsasury-M DKAR SIR Your formal
letter OF resignation, which | have re-
seived. though not entirely unexpected,
presents the reality OF severance OF our
DfiisiAl relations aud causes me deepest
regret. This is tempered only BY the
knowledge that the frank and friendly
personal relations which have unbrok-
snly existed between ns are 10 still cor,
Iinne. ! refer 10 these because suoh
relations supply, after all,
Hhatevef Of comfort and pleasure this
werld aaoFda, and becanse feel ID al
most auperdu0us 10 speak OF the aid
md support you have given ne and
.he assistance you have furnished 10 the
Of the R0vsrnmont dur
ng TIE time You have conducted the
0mam - - -
offioo which you nov seek 20 surrender.
Your labor, your achievemonis. your
sucoess and your deyOtien 30 pubiic
auiy ars fully seen and known, and they
lhalienRe the appreciation and graft
'ads Of all yoaF sountFymen. Since
must at laai relinquish my hops Of your
sontinnanoe at my side ~ q counsellor
and 90 lnboreF, and since cannot quss-
lion the reasons 9pon which your re-
quest 10 Be relieved is based, q only rs-
mains for me 10 aooopt the resignation
you have rendered and - express my
profound thanks for all that you have
done for me kn sharing manfully my
Iabors and peFplexities Of lhe past two
years. ! feel that / may still ash Of you
that the LEA day Of April next Be Hxsd
~ she day a. which Jour resignation
take effect, and thas you viii % regulate
whai remains 20 you Of Official duty IN
the meaniime e 10 secure that measure
Of freedom from vexatious labor which
yoa have % tnstly earned.
With eaxneai hops that In any new
path Of life you may hereafter follow
there may be allowed 70 you more Of
eomfort and Of ease than fhe oonsnian-
tious disohaFRe Of yOuF duties here per-
nit. am very sincerely your friend.
GnoFEn CLEVELAND.
The President wiil nominate q sue
ssssoF 10 Secretary Manning before the
s6iournment Of Congress. bot the ap-
poIntment will not be In effect, however,
before April /.
severe Rails assgm ~ Las Angeles.
Los As0KLKa, FEB. IA severe rain
storm has psevailsd here foF the past
forty-o1aht hours. The rain came down
IN tsFrenta last night. accompanied by
thunder and lightning. The rain rapid.
" washed away approaches 10 several o.
the East Los AnRelea bridges, part Of
DownFy avenue bridge and Hanenrecs
Valley bridge vas entirely carried away.
be streets near the river we're snb-
merged and the residents rsmaiusd il
ether carts OF The eity during The night
There we're many uashonfs on tbe
southern Pasihe between the Tehaehapo
Mountains ana Coiton- A vsahout vas
also feDoFted on she California Southern
IN Csjon Pass and Temeeula Canyon.
fhronRh trains are dsiayed. The
breaks are NOS ssrious and can be- re-
paired IN day oE two.
Bnew Hlsekaae IN Callfsrnan.
san FnAncIsuo, Feb. IA serious
sneg biookads exisls On the Central
PaeiHe hsilroad bsiwesn Coifax aud
Case. 1hs overland train that lsft
ksre yesterday Il detained at Coifax
and The wea1-bonnd train at Cisco.
Unail yesterday tKAiAa same through b.
the aid Of snOw piowa and aanRs AZ
shovsleFs, hut tbs continnsd fan u
snow, whIeh The wind Omitted onto he
frack. finally randersd all edarls %
keeD the frsek clear fnfilc. Ons en-.
elno Was dsralfed and banked In the
dFift. Every endsaFor u sfiii being
mads - open the line. buf, osine % he
wiaes being eo9n. u u aifAeult 70 nsuas-
tain TIE enact sita4&iou.
Ihe ateamsE MaEipoaAs announosd 70